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for mitt romney a very different mitt romney. that's what we saw in this debate. mitt romney most of the time his hands are down at his sides. he used gestured to get his point across and the use of emblems to bring home a he message. check please. if he had three points, he'd say one, two, three and lay it out for us. very active and aggressive and pushing his agenda forward. the president on the other hand when we saw that foot up, we call that a sprinter's pose. he's ready to go and move toward forward. it's off balance and out of sorts. we saw that from the president through his debate. >> chris, the looking down for obama. i mean, it's well established at this point that they used the split screen shot for presidential debates. you're always on the camera, and he has romney tearing into him cart clai articulately, and obama looks like a defeated man. >> we're talking about body language. itself it means nothing but the perception means nothing. in that position where his head is down, he's writing down notes. he did it a lot, looking down occasionally or to j
for mitt romney a very different mitt romney. that's what we saw in this debate. mitt romney most of the time his hands are down at his sides. he used gestured to get his point across and the use of emblems to bring home a he message. check please. if he had three points, he'd say one, two, three and lay it out for us. very active and aggressive and pushing his agenda forward. the president on the other hand when we saw that foot up, we call that a sprinter's pose. he's ready to go and move...
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mitt romney and newt gingrich come out swinging in last night's florida republican debate. >>> deadly collapse. residents in rio run for their lives when a 20-story building suddenly comes crumbling to the ground. >>> and spectacular skies. the northern lights put on another rare and dramatic display. >>> good morning, everyone, i'm lynn berry. those stories and more, straight ahead. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> we begin this morning with a fight in florida. it was a verbal battle in jacksonville between mitt romney and newt gingrich and the final debate before tuesday's primary. they squabbled about many issues, including housing, immigration and even a colony on the moon. nbc's tracie potts reports. >> reporter: good morning, lynn. analysts saying this was romney's strongest debate yet and he needs it. florida is a big prize. and with four days to go, this one is still a horse race. new polls put mitt romney seven or eight points ahead of newt gingrich last night. he came out swinging when gingrich described romney as anti-immigrant. >> that's inexcusable. my father was born i
mitt romney and newt gingrich come out swinging in last night's florida republican debate. >>> deadly collapse. residents in rio run for their lives when a 20-story building suddenly comes crumbling to the ground. >>> and spectacular skies. the northern lights put on another rare and dramatic display. >>> good morning, everyone, i'm lynn berry. those stories and more, straight ahead. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> we begin this morning with a...
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romney has become almost a different candidate since the debate. he's much more confident, making more stops at diners, chatting with voters. he's stepping out of some of the boxes that he put himself in. >> robert, the way that i look at this debate, the fundamental thing separating mitt romney from the presidency is this ability to care about average people. >> uh-huh. >> that to me is, forget about anything else. that i the door that is locked. he unlocked the door but it's still not opening for him. it's a huge opportunity for the stereotype. >> that's right. and he's almost personalizing a lot of the stories on the campaign trail. we know tomorrow there is going to be 84, 88 undecided voters from new york. the question becomes whether or not this rich, very wealthy individual can connect with the average person out there and that says, you know what, i gave the president a chance four years ago. now i'm willing to change horses during the middle of the game. >> dan, the midwest is where romney has really struggled the most. ohio, wisconsin, th
romney has become almost a different candidate since the debate. he's much more confident, making more stops at diners, chatting with voters. he's stepping out of some of the boxes that he put himself in. >> robert, the way that i look at this debate, the fundamental thing separating mitt romney from the presidency is this ability to care about average people. >> uh-huh. >> that to me is, forget about anything else. that i the door that is locked. he unlocked the door but it's...
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i will say if you look at mitt romney's debate performances early on as a candidate and in the primary, he can be a very effective debater. it would not surprise me if he outperformed the president in that first debate. remember, the president is there, it's the first time in four years that someone really gets in his face and challenges him sort of in the same room. he doesn't have that. and so that would be a chance to turn it, but he really has to be able to convince people that he has something specific that would be superior. i don't think he has to say i'm exponentially better than the president as an alternative. he has to say at least i'm marginally better and a safer bet. >> and also the format is interesting because even though it's only one moderator, jim lehrer and so forth, there's going to be a lot of room after the first two minutes back and forth for the moderator to guide like a 10 or 11 minute discussion of each of six topics. people haven't looked at that yet. that's unstructured territory which no politician likes, and if romney can take advantage of that, it could
i will say if you look at mitt romney's debate performances early on as a candidate and in the primary, he can be a very effective debater. it would not surprise me if he outperformed the president in that first debate. remember, the president is there, it's the first time in four years that someone really gets in his face and challenges him sort of in the same room. he doesn't have that. and so that would be a chance to turn it, but he really has to be able to convince people that he has...
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have a couple more good debates, those all go in the romney column. that was a freudian slip. but at the end of the day, though, the question is committee make up the big difference in ohio? can he make up the big difference in wisconsin? because if he doesn't win ohio, he's got to win wisconsin. the romney people still think he can. after that debate and after barack obama's performance, which was staggeringly bad. >> all right. >> no, i mean it. >> he's right. >> okay. >> i'm hearing this from democrats. and this broke through. we always hear about how americans aren't paying attention. they're looking at reality shows. this broke through, everybody was talking about it, not just how well romney did but how badly the president performed. >> well, just as i think it was premature to declare the race over before, i think it's too soon to say that that performance, as widely watched as it was, is going to move numbers. we have yet to see any numbers move. i think they probably will some. and i think that on the other hand, did governor romney win the d
have a couple more good debates, those all go in the romney column. that was a freudian slip. but at the end of the day, though, the question is committee make up the big difference in ohio? can he make up the big difference in wisconsin? because if he doesn't win ohio, he's got to win wisconsin. the romney people still think he can. after that debate and after barack obama's performance, which was staggeringly bad. >> all right. >> no, i mean it. >> he's right. >> okay....
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you threw a lot out there. >> the debate moment grabbing a lot of headlines comes from a mitt romney exchange with rick perry over health care. >> i'm hearing you say all the right things but i read your first book and it said in there that your mandate in massachusetts, which should be the model for the country, i know it came out of the reprint of the book, but, you know, i'm just saying, you were for individual mandates, my friend. >> you know what, you've raised that before, rick. you're simply wrong. >> it was true then and it's true now. >> rick, i'll tell you what. 10,000 bucks? $10,000 bet? >> i'm not in the betting business, but i'll -- >> oh, okay. >> minutes after the debated a romney adviser downplayed the wager offer saying in part, quote, i thought it was a good moment for mitt. rick perry backing down looked weak. $10,000 sounds stronger than 50 cents. okay. but romney's campaign rivals are using the bet to try to show the former governor is out of touch with average americans. the democratic national convention blasted an e-mail an hour after the debate titled "here's
you threw a lot out there. >> the debate moment grabbing a lot of headlines comes from a mitt romney exchange with rick perry over health care. >> i'm hearing you say all the right things but i read your first book and it said in there that your mandate in massachusetts, which should be the model for the country, i know it came out of the reprint of the book, but, you know, i'm just saying, you were for individual mandates, my friend. >> you know what, you've raised that...
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i also think mitt romney will bring this up in the debate. something that was spoken yesterday in charlotte, north carolina, by our dear friend joe biden. roll it. >> the romney/ryan tax plan will raise taxes on middle-class families with a child, one or more children, by an additional $2,000 a year. how -- all kidding aside, with all the boos, look, guys, this is deadly earnest, man. this is deadly earnest! how they can justify, how they can justify raising taxes on the middle class that's been buried the last four years, how in lord's name can they justify? >> god bless him. >> mark mckinnon -- i love him. mike, we love him. we love him! has anybody not told him, they've been in the white house for the past four years? buried? the middle class has been buried over the past four years. >> joe, i am being deadly earnest now, man. deadly earnest. okay? on how anybody -- how anybody can attempt to bury the vice president is beyond me. >> i'm not trying to bury him. i got a good laugh out of it. mark mckinnon, you think we may hear the middle cl
i also think mitt romney will bring this up in the debate. something that was spoken yesterday in charlotte, north carolina, by our dear friend joe biden. roll it. >> the romney/ryan tax plan will raise taxes on middle-class families with a child, one or more children, by an additional $2,000 a year. how -- all kidding aside, with all the boos, look, guys, this is deadly earnest, man. this is deadly earnest! how they can justify, how they can justify raising taxes on the middle class...
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gop front-runner mitt romney arrives at last night's presidential debate with a surprise endorsement. >>> and punching holes. the prosecution delivers more damning testimony in the trial against michael jackson's doctor. hello and good morning. i'm lynn berry. those stories and more are straight ahead. this is "first look" on msnbc. today we begin with defeated but not necessarily dead. last night senate lawmakers voted down president obama's $447 billion jobs bill even as the president was on the road trying to drum up support for it. the package of tax cuts and new spending failed in a 50-49 vote, falling short of the 60 needed to keep it alive. two democrats joined all republicans in blocking a vote on the bill. republicans opposed its spending to stimulate the economy and its tax on millionaires. after the vote, the president vowed to continue his fight. white house officials and congressional supporters say the plan will now be broken up into pieces to allow for separate future votes. >>> last night al sharpton asked gene sperling if the president's jobs bill contains any proposa
gop front-runner mitt romney arrives at last night's presidential debate with a surprise endorsement. >>> and punching holes. the prosecution delivers more damning testimony in the trial against michael jackson's doctor. hello and good morning. i'm lynn berry. those stories and more are straight ahead. this is "first look" on msnbc. today we begin with defeated but not necessarily dead. last night senate lawmakers voted down president obama's $447 billion jobs bill even as...
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romney's the front runner, but this will be an ugly debate. santorum knows this is his last time to get the national attention from everyone and he's probably going to act like a big child. >> all right, meghan mccain, nice to see you. i want to take everybody really quickly back to washington, d.c. as i told you off the top of the hour. we are waiting for the groundbreaking ceremony, this historic moment in american history for the national museum of african-american history and culture. speaking right now is former first lady laura bush. we're back with much more after this. >> his dream of a nation where we're all measured by the content of our character. and where -- follow the wings. [ woman ] my boyfriend and i were going on vacation, so i used my citi thank you card to pick up some accessories. a new belt. some nylons. and what girl wouldn't need new shoes? we talked about getting a diamond. but with all the thank you points i've been earning... ♪ ...i flew us to the rock i really had in mind. ♪ [ male announcer ] the citi thank you
romney's the front runner, but this will be an ugly debate. santorum knows this is his last time to get the national attention from everyone and he's probably going to act like a big child. >> all right, meghan mccain, nice to see you. i want to take everybody really quickly back to washington, d.c. as i told you off the top of the hour. we are waiting for the groundbreaking ceremony, this historic moment in american history for the national museum of african-american history and culture....
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governor romney has gained in the polls since that first debate. how will he try to build on that success? peter alexander has been covering the romney campaign, joins me live now from washington, d.c. pete, governor romney got to be a bit more confident going into this second debate. the format is a bit different though. a town hall formal. how is he preparing differently? >> it's a good question. we were traveling into boston from ohio with the campaign yesterday. this is about as loose and as confident as we have seen mitt romney throughout the entire cou course of this campaign. there's a sense the crowds are appreciating what he's saying, having witnessed what he did in that first debate with president obama. he faces unique challenges in this next debate on tuesday night outside of new york city at hofstra university. specifically, he will have to speak directly to the voters in the room with them, just a total of 80 voters. while he's done a lot of town halls, the campaign says he has practice at this, he hasn't had a lot of tough questions
governor romney has gained in the polls since that first debate. how will he try to build on that success? peter alexander has been covering the romney campaign, joins me live now from washington, d.c. pete, governor romney got to be a bit more confident going into this second debate. the format is a bit different though. a town hall formal. how is he preparing differently? >> it's a good question. we were traveling into boston from ohio with the campaign yesterday. this is about as loose...
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but no one debates romney is a traffic killer. >>> talking points memo, reports indiana senate nominee richard murdoch is ready for any supreme court health care ruling. his campaign mistakenly posted and then quickly pulled down several videos, each written for a different outcome. >>> celebrating wisconsin governor scott walker's recent recall victory, misfit politics put together a funny parody of last year's viral sensation honey badger. >> look, there's the recall election. got wa scott walker don't care. he doesn't even raise taxes. what's that? a bunch of hippy protesters protesters are just crazy. look at that angry union guy scaring children. that's nasty. >> massachusetts senator scott brown trying to fight off charges he is superficial made things worse. brown told a local station as senator he's been in "secret meetings with kings and queens." an assertion his spokesperson was later forced to admit wasn't true, and that led matt ortega to create a site showing brown pleating with various kings and queens. >>> finally, if the presidential election was held in hollywood, why
but no one debates romney is a traffic killer. >>> talking points memo, reports indiana senate nominee richard murdoch is ready for any supreme court health care ruling. his campaign mistakenly posted and then quickly pulled down several videos, each written for a different outcome. >>> celebrating wisconsin governor scott walker's recent recall victory, misfit politics put together a funny parody of last year's viral sensation honey badger. >> look, there's the recall...
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now, to 2012 politics where mitt romney and newt gingrich will have one last chance to debate before tuesday's florida primary. the cnn/time opinion, the the two are in a statistical tie. gingrich up 16 points from just a week ago. rick santorum and ron paul trail the front-runners by more than 20 points. >>> when it comes to the general election, look at these numbers. a new suffolk university poll in florida more republicans believe mitt romney leads by five points. newt gingrich far behind the president, trailing president obama by nine points in a potential matchup. the florida race tightens up. an appeal of the state's large hispanic community. gingrich and romney argued over immigration policy. gingrich blasted romney for comments made at monday night's debate where they suggested the solution to illegal immigration is, quote, self deportation. >> i think you have to live in a world of swiss bank accounts and cayman island accounts and automatic $20 million a year with no work to have some fantasy this far from reality. remember, i talked very specifically about people who have
now, to 2012 politics where mitt romney and newt gingrich will have one last chance to debate before tuesday's florida primary. the cnn/time opinion, the the two are in a statistical tie. gingrich up 16 points from just a week ago. rick santorum and ron paul trail the front-runners by more than 20 points. >>> when it comes to the general election, look at these numbers. a new suffolk university poll in florida more republicans believe mitt romney leads by five points. newt gingrich far...
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governor romney dominated the debates, almost all the debates. people said, well, they weren't one-on-one. mostly they were. in the debates that mattered. he was one-on-one with rick perry and one-on-one with santorum. and the moderators treated it that way. he is underrated. his performance skills is underrated hen he has time to prepare. we'll see what happens in the next few weeks. the president will be under pressure. >> what now? what does the romney campaign do with this? >> i have a list of sort of what now questions up on the page. let's see how big the crowds are. let's see if the press has a bit of a a love affair with him. let's see if he can take the skills and the level of performance he had and translate it to interview and add on the stump. let's see if democrats start to panic. and let's see if chicago decides in the next 24 or 48 hours to say we need to turn the page with something new. another video or some other thing. but personal and performance matters. if governor romney can sustain his performance the president faces a lot
governor romney dominated the debates, almost all the debates. people said, well, they weren't one-on-one. mostly they were. in the debates that mattered. he was one-on-one with rick perry and one-on-one with santorum. and the moderators treated it that way. he is underrated. his performance skills is underrated hen he has time to prepare. we'll see what happens in the next few weeks. the president will be under pressure. >> what now? what does the romney campaign do with this? >> i...
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but with two debates left before saturday's vote, rick perry, mitt romney and gingrich. >>> let's get to the first reads of the morning. john huntsman is dropping his bid giving another boost to the inevitability of mitt romney as the republican nominee. huntsman built his entire campaign on being the anti-romney, even calling him unelectable right here on "meet the press" on nbc. >> i don't know if he could go on to beat president obama given his record. if there's a question about whether you're running for the white house or the waffle house, you've got a real problem with the american people. >> mitt romney cannot be president obama. >> when you're on too many sides of the issues of the day, when you don't have that core, when there's that element of trust out there, i think that becomes a problem. >> today that man will formally endorse mitt romney at 11:00 in myrtle beach where the five remaining candidates debate later tonight. after a disappointing third place finish in new hampshire, huntsman limped into south carolina. the maverick independent for the nice guy conservative a
but with two debates left before saturday's vote, rick perry, mitt romney and gingrich. >>> let's get to the first reads of the morning. john huntsman is dropping his bid giving another boost to the inevitability of mitt romney as the republican nominee. huntsman built his entire campaign on being the anti-romney, even calling him unelectable right here on "meet the press" on nbc. >> i don't know if he could go on to beat president obama given his record. if there's a...
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and i also think that mitt romney has come off a series of really easy debates. we have to remember, mitt romney triumphed in a republican presidential field that was the worst republican presidential field in the history of the republican party. those are the debates he won. he was the one on the stage who did not look outright insane, compared to the rest of them. that isn't going to work for him tonight. he's going against the best debater mitt romney has ever been up against in his life. this is going to be, i think, a really great debate. >> preparing for this, i went back and looked at some of the 1994 debates between romney and kennedy, looking at some of that to see, you know, how does he deal with a democratic opponent? we've seen him debate a lot of republicans, but not a lot of democrats. and if it's half as fun as it was between him and ted kennedy, we are in for a very, very fun night ahead. lawrence, thank you for that, particularly on the rules. i think that was a really important point. we'll talk with you again soon. we are going to be getting mo
and i also think that mitt romney has come off a series of really easy debates. we have to remember, mitt romney triumphed in a republican presidential field that was the worst republican presidential field in the history of the republican party. those are the debates he won. he was the one on the stage who did not look outright insane, compared to the rest of them. that isn't going to work for him tonight. he's going against the best debater mitt romney has ever been up against in his life....
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it be the truth tha mitt romney won the debate no. thank you hatred is coming from the left and there's some pressure there because obama has to and deliver. >> we talk about the numbers and approximate polls all stay every day, maybe too much. to them the president election is a narrative, it's something they talk about, occasionally, not all the time the way we do, but the narrative, the story is what drives the voters, and the narrative this week and will continue into next week is can the president recover, can we come back and be president on the stage with the contender, mitt romney. if he goes down again the way he did in last week's debate. that narrative, a lot of people are going to be thinking maybe he's just not into the job. >> we should also say people one week ago today were saying debates don't matter, that argument has been put to rest. so we can now say that the detectiv second debate really matters too. >> there's so much historical data saying that sometimes debates don't matter and in many cases they don't. even w
it be the truth tha mitt romney won the debate no. thank you hatred is coming from the left and there's some pressure there because obama has to and deliver. >> we talk about the numbers and approximate polls all stay every day, maybe too much. to them the president election is a narrative, it's something they talk about, occasionally, not all the time the way we do, but the narrative, the story is what drives the voters, and the narrative this week and will continue into next week is can...
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rules of presidential debates. >> it's about time governor romney takes some responsibility. >> pile up the dynamite and light the fuse. >> a fierce and loyal attack dog for president obama. >> make no mistake about that. >> the vice president is passionate. >> when you're passionate and you're right, you've got to talk. >> joe biden aets performance dominated the stage last night. >> now you're jack kennedy. >> as he went on offense against paul ryan. >> joe was definitely joe. >> it's about time they take some responsibility here. >> i'm not into man fights. >> mr. ryan said last night to governor romney was a car guy. well, if they had an elevator stack i guess he was. >> today the campaigning continues the post debate campaigning has already kicked into high gear. >> we're going to level the playing field. it's time to acknowledge what got us into this trouble in the first place. >> the vice president defends the status quo. >> that's a bunch of ma larky. the. >> paul ryan care about each and every american. >> stop caring about how you care about people. show me something. >> th
rules of presidential debates. >> it's about time governor romney takes some responsibility. >> pile up the dynamite and light the fuse. >> a fierce and loyal attack dog for president obama. >> make no mistake about that. >> the vice president is passionate. >> when you're passionate and you're right, you've got to talk. >> joe biden aets performance dominated the stage last night. >> now you're jack kennedy. >> as he went on offense against...
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but my site had obama as an 85% favorite before the debate. means romney has gone double. people maybe read a little too much into the national polls. but even in the cases where obama was ahead by 7 points in the state before, that lead has been cut to 3 or 4. maybe you have a tie now. or romney ahead. there's a sign that obama's problems were worse just after the debate on thursday and friday and it's perking back up. we'll see in the next round show the swing states tied. then democrats really will be appropriate for them to panic a little bit. right now trepidation is the most appropriate emotion for democrats. if you see e obama's lead in the swing states evaporating as well, then it really is, i think, a toss up heading into the last debates. >> nate silver, author of the new book "the signal and the noise." more broadly it's about the whole statistical universe and how to understand it. nate, congratulations. thanks for your time tonight. >> thank you. >>> pop quiz. paul ryan has either, a, just helped president obama with the nra, or b, just destroyed president oba
but my site had obama as an 85% favorite before the debate. means romney has gone double. people maybe read a little too much into the national polls. but even in the cases where obama was ahead by 7 points in the state before, that lead has been cut to 3 or 4. maybe you have a tie now. or romney ahead. there's a sign that obama's problems were worse just after the debate on thursday and friday and it's perking back up. we'll see in the next round show the swing states tied. then democrats...
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if the debate doesn't move romney's numbers in ohio he may face the same decision al gore faced in 2000 whether to take the pr hit. all of this explains why tonight's debate is so crucial. >> it is spectacular and i have never seen it before. >> a 726 foot monument to government infrastructure. in denver romney's break time was lunch to chipotle. the candidates off the trail on tuesday and the two men picked up the slack. >> how they can justify, how they can justify raising taxes when the middle class has been buried the last four years. >> well, reporters were buried by romney's press releases on that comment. paul ryan reacted to it. >> vice president biden just today said that the middle class over the last four years has been, quote, buried. we agree. that means we need to stop digging by electing mitt romney the next president of the united states. >> biden clarified his remarks saying, quote, the middle class was buried by policies that romney and ryan supported. the romney campaign tries to make the stick calling a conference call and then holding a press conference in denver th
if the debate doesn't move romney's numbers in ohio he may face the same decision al gore faced in 2000 whether to take the pr hit. all of this explains why tonight's debate is so crucial. >> it is spectacular and i have never seen it before. >> a 726 foot monument to government infrastructure. in denver romney's break time was lunch to chipotle. the candidates off the trail on tuesday and the two men picked up the slack. >> how they can justify, how they can justify raising...
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which mitt romney is the one that shows up to the next debate? which is the one that shows up the day after the election? and that's where the president has to take this conversation. is it the mitt romney on foreign policy who said when iran captured that drone it was a reason to go to war? or is it the much more moderated guy who said let's just carry on doing what we're doing. iran could hardly have any type of sanctions. the economy is in freefall right now. what can you get your arms around with this candidate? makes him a very difficult debate opponent. but in that moment, in that debate when he's pivoting and flip-flopping and all over the place, you've got to confront him, otherwise you are not stepping up -- >> the problem is, let's just say with barack obama isn't the problem he's not a great debater and he's not nimble on his feet. because you are a lot of other people could stand across the stage from mitt romney and say that. >> it's easy to do it from the sidelines. >> the president is not a good debater. >> there was a moment, simi
which mitt romney is the one that shows up to the next debate? which is the one that shows up the day after the election? and that's where the president has to take this conversation. is it the mitt romney on foreign policy who said when iran captured that drone it was a reason to go to war? or is it the much more moderated guy who said let's just carry on doing what we're doing. iran could hardly have any type of sanctions. the economy is in freefall right now. what can you get your arms...
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rob portman, who was governor romney's debate partner, is the chair of the romney team here in ohio. he feels a lot of pressure to deliver this state and he says basically, if they don't win here he sees it's going to be very difficult for them to win the white house. so all eyes on sandy at the moment, and also ohio. >> well put. keeping our eyes on both places. thank you very much, nbc's ron mott there. >>> so, popular vote there's electoral vote. could it be a split election? that's our question out there today. i'd like you all to talk to me on twitter, @alexwitt. i will be reading some of your tweets throughout the day. you can also hit me up on facebook. >>> the road to 270. could it all come down to colorado? we'll take a look at the rocky mountain showdown. keep it here on "weekends with alex witt." the capital one cash rewards card gives you a 50% annual bonus. and everyone, but her... likes 50% more cash. but, i have an idea. do you want a princess dress? yes how about some cupcakes? yes lollipop? yes! do you want an etch a sketch? yes! do you want 50% more cash? no you got
rob portman, who was governor romney's debate partner, is the chair of the romney team here in ohio. he feels a lot of pressure to deliver this state and he says basically, if they don't win here he sees it's going to be very difficult for them to win the white house. so all eyes on sandy at the moment, and also ohio. >> well put. keeping our eyes on both places. thank you very much, nbc's ron mott there. >>> so, popular vote there's electoral vote. could it be a split election?...
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the way it was deployed by mitt romney in the debate sounds like girls got to home and cook dinner. don't worry, we'll hire them. >> he rejected that act. let's look at really his policies. in the end of the day, i would love also president obama in the next term, if elwin, o put more women in executive offices. >> i'm all for that. >> when ex-prime minister of spain was elected. he said 50% women, 50% men. this is the only way you can challenge society and change society. put women in executive roles and they can really change things. >> as soon as we come back, i want to ask about how women can make their voices heard. we are women. hear us roar. we've been having a good time with this video. watch it. where others fail, droid powers through. introducing the new droid razr maxx hd by motorola. now more than ever droid does. capella university understands back from rough economic times. employees are being forced to do more with less. and the need for capable leaders is greater than ever. when you see these problems do you take a step back, or do you want to dive right in? with a d
the way it was deployed by mitt romney in the debate sounds like girls got to home and cook dinner. don't worry, we'll hire them. >> he rejected that act. let's look at really his policies. in the end of the day, i would love also president obama in the next term, if elwin, o put more women in executive offices. >> i'm all for that. >> when ex-prime minister of spain was elected. he said 50% women, 50% men. this is the only way you can challenge society and change society. put...
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how does mitt romney use this debate when we know this is the life blood? >> we already know one thing he wanted to do, defend gingrich on the tax returns. so get that out of the way. do it for the day after so it's not part of the debate. oh, by the way, release it on state of the union day. you're not going to be able to cover that up. but i think you're going to see mitt try to turn the tables, release your ethics report. you know, romney, four years ago, when he went on the attack, he was not good at it. >> that's the question, is he in fighting shape to do this? >> he's the corner with a broken bottle and somebody coming at him. >> we haven't talked about rick santorum here? >> the longer he stays in and splits the vote, they've got to be pushing santorum to get out of the race. but, you know, that's what gingrich needs. >> and so many evangelical leaders last night said they've got to focus the fire more on newt and line up behind rick santorum. but the bottom line is, i'm sorry, newt is not sustainable. nobody that's known him since '95 thinks he's s
how does mitt romney use this debate when we know this is the life blood? >> we already know one thing he wanted to do, defend gingrich on the tax returns. so get that out of the way. do it for the day after so it's not part of the debate. oh, by the way, release it on state of the union day. you're not going to be able to cover that up. but i think you're going to see mitt try to turn the tables, release your ethics report. you know, romney, four years ago, when he went on the attack, he...
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i think what mitt romney is doing is having a solid and specific answer going into the debates. he's not going to be able to be vague when he's asked this question. he needs to come up with a much more credible answer that the american people can understand. it's not really a matter of fact. it's about trust. ronald reagan used to say trust but verify. i think what the american people want, i think i trust you, but i need some information to back up what you're saying. >> now he's saying that he thinks 13% is fair. there's this question of what he may or may not have paid in 2009 and under paul ryan's plan, he paid .82% and they seem to be on the same page. >> to me, that's going to be the bigger issue than this back and forth on these taxes. i think he's gone as far as he's going to go and the democrats will keep touting him on it, but they've gotten most of the votes they're going to get. but in a question of what will happen if romney and ryan are elected and how romney has pledged to cut taxes for the wealthy another 20% on top of the bush tax cuts, in other words, to take a
i think what mitt romney is doing is having a solid and specific answer going into the debates. he's not going to be able to be vague when he's asked this question. he needs to come up with a much more credible answer that the american people can understand. it's not really a matter of fact. it's about trust. ronald reagan used to say trust but verify. i think what the american people want, i think i trust you, but i need some information to back up what you're saying. >> now he's saying...
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but i think santorum's long dissection of romney care and drawing romney into that debate where romney had to explain went back three or four times how it was different than president obama's affordable care act. >> right. >> and it didn't sound different from president obama -- i think that's an argument that the white house liked hearing and something you'll hear again. if romney makes it through the general election. but i think one way he might have helped romney was with a bite we played there where santorum said can we drop all this nonsense? can we drop the nonsense? he was rich, he was successful. i think to republican voters, that's going to ring with them. >> but the headline of this, mike, if we're going to grade these the way that harvard's mark haleprin grades it with a great inflation, you always give the students at the front of the class from the richest families -- >> right. >> the ones you know are going to win in life anyway, you always give them the highest grade, that's how haleprin does it. so the practical effect of this is that romney won the night. because chan
but i think santorum's long dissection of romney care and drawing romney into that debate where romney had to explain went back three or four times how it was different than president obama's affordable care act. >> right. >> and it didn't sound different from president obama -- i think that's an argument that the white house liked hearing and something you'll hear again. if romney makes it through the general election. but i think one way he might have helped romney was with a bite...
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and his debates to simply say, on this deduction side of the romney tax idea, which they refused to specify. >> right. >> governor romney, tell me the biggest tax deduction on your tax return that you are willing to eliminate in order to fund your tax cut. >> that would be -- >> i mean, this guy is using the biggest deductions that exist in the code. >> that's right. that would be devastating. obviously he can't answer the carried interest deduction or changing the capital gains rate. that would be a devastating question. the thing that i think that the president and biden have done very well with 47% is when those comments first came out, a lot of people said, you know what, i don't think it is going to be a big deal because a lot of folks don't think they are in the 47%. they look down and think those are a bunch of moochers. the president and vice president have made it very real who they are talking about in those 47%. that that is your mother, your grandmother, your neighbors, people who serve in our military. so i think they have done an excellent job at humanizing that. >> th
and his debates to simply say, on this deduction side of the romney tax idea, which they refused to specify. >> right. >> governor romney, tell me the biggest tax deduction on your tax return that you are willing to eliminate in order to fund your tax cut. >> that would be -- >> i mean, this guy is using the biggest deductions that exist in the code. >> that's right. that would be devastating. obviously he can't answer the carried interest deduction or changing the...
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senator rand paul, there was talk about ron paul was being so nice to mitt romney in the debates. former governor jeb bush, someone who doesn't seem inclined to want it. congressman alan west, palin said some things about him. any of those folks you think has even a chance? >> no i don't. no, they don't have a chance. alan west particularly has zero chance of being on the national tick. let me ask you a big theoretical question. a fun one to debate over a cup of coffee or glass of went. mitt romney is not the most scintillating speaker, he is not somebody that revs up a crowd. does he get someone like that because that might be useful in going out and fundraising and getting people excited about the ticket, or do you not want a palin comparison? >> i think it depends how close the polls are. if in september and august obama's leading by five points it becomes like a how do you rev up the ticket and then you have to go in a rubio or someone more exciting direction. fit tied in august, july or august, i think he leans in the rob portman, mcdonald direction, someone safe and it's oba
senator rand paul, there was talk about ron paul was being so nice to mitt romney in the debates. former governor jeb bush, someone who doesn't seem inclined to want it. congressman alan west, palin said some things about him. any of those folks you think has even a chance? >> no i don't. no, they don't have a chance. alan west particularly has zero chance of being on the national tick. let me ask you a big theoretical question. a fun one to debate over a cup of coffee or glass of went....
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but with an eye forward the general election, romney used the debate last night to assail president obama, describing his foreign policy as weak and apologetic. >> a strong america, a strong america is the best ally peace has ever known. this is a president -- the spy drone being brought down, he says "pretty please"? a foreign policy based on pretty please? you've got to be kidding. the right course under president obama's plans is to shrink our military, thinking somehow if we appease or accommodate the tyrants of the world, that the world will be safer. he's wrong. it is time for us to recognize once again a strong military does not create war. a strong america prevents people from trying to test us around the world. >> and in perhaps the most heated exchange of the night, michele bachmann criticized ron paul for his suggestion that there's not evidence iran is close to a nuclear weapon. >> the dangers -- the danger is really us overreacting, and we need a strong national defense, and we need to only go to war with a declaration of war and just carelessly flouting it and starting these
but with an eye forward the general election, romney used the debate last night to assail president obama, describing his foreign policy as weak and apologetic. >> a strong america, a strong america is the best ally peace has ever known. this is a president -- the spy drone being brought down, he says "pretty please"? a foreign policy based on pretty please? you've got to be kidding. the right course under president obama's plans is to shrink our military, thinking somehow if we...
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and mitt romney's policies are what we should be debating. you know, that is, you know, in my view still a woeful, woeful record. >> you're a political pro. you know politics. and in the political debate over women voters, this had an effect. the president of the united states, everybody that you know very well within the democratic party, people associated with this president's re-election campaign wasted no time running immediately in the other direction. the president even said that was an ill-advised statement by somebody on television. were you surprised by how quickly they distanced themselves from you? >> no. that was politics. what i was surprised about, and this is something we should always learn and i'll always know, people don't know you. so really this isn't about me. this is about that debate that, again, i caused taking the wrong turn. the economic issues that mitt romney has to face and how it affects women are absolutely fair game in this debate. that's where i intended to keep going. i think that's really where american peop
and mitt romney's policies are what we should be debating. you know, that is, you know, in my view still a woeful, woeful record. >> you're a political pro. you know politics. and in the political debate over women voters, this had an effect. the president of the united states, everybody that you know very well within the democratic party, people associated with this president's re-election campaign wasted no time running immediately in the other direction. the president even said that...
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and after his second debate flub will mitt romney chance another ill timed ill-advised attack. iran, is the u.s. on the verge of face to face talks over the country's nuclear ambitions, or is the time for talking over? afghanistan, how would either of these candidates end america's longest war without the taliban regaining precious ground? with our latest nbc news "wall street journal" poll showing the race a dead heat the stakes couldn't be higher. both parties and their candidates in the fight of their lives for florida, tonight round three. >> big question who will win? and i've been saying up until a couple of weeks ago probably obama by a few points. now i have absolutely no idea. >> 40% is not a great number for a president a couple weeks before election day. >> in the last few months there's a lacking narrative, absence after clear vision where we go. >> let's get straight to it. joining me is sean spicer. sean, good to have you here. tonight's debate will be broken into six separate sections, moderated by bob schieffer. each focusing on a foreign policy hot spot. we wan
and after his second debate flub will mitt romney chance another ill timed ill-advised attack. iran, is the u.s. on the verge of face to face talks over the country's nuclear ambitions, or is the time for talking over? afghanistan, how would either of these candidates end america's longest war without the taliban regaining precious ground? with our latest nbc news "wall street journal" poll showing the race a dead heat the stakes couldn't be higher. both parties and their candidates...
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mitt romney will be there in new hampshire to debate with the other candidates, but he will not be in iowa for the straw poll or any of the straw polls for that matter. that's an apparent signal that he's not going to wade into the social issues that he wants to stay focused on the economy. the sarah palin is going to be facing some unwanted focus. 24,000 emails are being released by the state of alaska, they go back to her beginning of her term as governor and through the middle of the presidential campaign, she was running with john mccain as the vice presidential candidate. she said she expects that some of the those emails will be taken out of context by her critics. >>> in the wake of yesterday's developments, former gingrich spokesman rich galen was on the last word with lawrence o'donnell. last night he spoke about the role gingrich's wife, calista has played in all of this. and in the candidate's decision to take a two-week-long cruise during his campaign. >> i wasn't in the meeting which apparently was held today. but i'm pretty sure i know what happened. you had these very s
mitt romney will be there in new hampshire to debate with the other candidates, but he will not be in iowa for the straw poll or any of the straw polls for that matter. that's an apparent signal that he's not going to wade into the social issues that he wants to stay focused on the economy. the sarah palin is going to be facing some unwanted focus. 24,000 emails are being released by the state of alaska, they go back to her beginning of her term as governor and through the middle of the...
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and mitt romney's policies are what we should be debating. you know, that is, you know, in my view still a woeful, woeful record. >> you're a political pro. you know politics. and in the political debate over women voters, this had an effect. the president of the united states, everybody that you know very well within the democratic party, people associated with this president's re-election campaign wasted no time running immediately the other direction. the esenev sd atas n l-vid atenby sobo otevion we y spred by w uilyhediand emlv fm u? n th w pits. wt wasuou a iso the economic issues that mitt romney has to face and how it affects women are absolutely fair game in this debate. that's where i intended to keep going. i think that's really where american people want it to go. >> but in your judgment ann romney has the standing to evaluate what women want? what women need as they're looking for a president? >> i'll leave that to mitt romney to decide who he talks to. i'm not going to go there. where i'm going to go is does mitt romney understa
and mitt romney's policies are what we should be debating. you know, that is, you know, in my view still a woeful, woeful record. >> you're a political pro. you know politics. and in the political debate over women voters, this had an effect. the president of the united states, everybody that you know very well within the democratic party, people associated with this president's re-election campaign wasted no time running immediately the other direction. the esenev sd atas n l-vid atenby...
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former house speaker note that had ronald reagan made a similar point during a 1984 debate. meanwhile the latest reuters national poll shows gingrich and romney in that statistical tie. john hunn huntsman is hoping hi position on afghanistan helps separate him. he sparred last night with mitt romney over our country's role in afghanistan. >> governor huntsman, do you agree with governor romney that the u.s. has to stay in afghanistan at these levels? >> no, i totally disagree. i think we need to square with the american people about what we've achieved. we need an honest conversation in this country about the sacrifices that have been made over nearly ten years. we haven't done a very good job defining and articulating what the end point is in afghanistan. and i think the american people are getting very tired about where we find ourselves today. >> are you suggesting, governor, that we just take all our troops out next week? >> did you hear what i just said? i said with she drawdown from 100,000. we don't immediate 100,000 troops in afghanistan. many of bhom canwhom can't c
former house speaker note that had ronald reagan made a similar point during a 1984 debate. meanwhile the latest reuters national poll shows gingrich and romney in that statistical tie. john hunn huntsman is hoping hi position on afghanistan helps separate him. he sparred last night with mitt romney over our country's role in afghanistan. >> governor huntsman, do you agree with governor romney that the u.s. has to stay in afghanistan at these levels? >> no, i totally disagree. i...
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he issued that statement about romney where -- not issued a statement but talking in the debate and he said that the only reason romney wasn't a career politician was because he got spanked by ted kennedy in a senate race. that's nasty, isn't it? gingrich was casting aspersions on the way romney made his money saying he earned it by bankrupting companies and laying people off. >> if i were mitt romney i would find a way to deliver something to mr. gingrich in a nice blue tiffany's box with a pretty white bo w him calling kettles black is never a good idea. this is vintage newt gingrich. as i said before on the show he's mean and he is vindictive and knows how to go for the jugular. that's part of what makes him effective and part of what makes him erratic. for? time now we have known that for mr. romney explaining his role as -- executive at bain was going to be tricky. he will say he created jobs but the flip side of that is when you take over companies and restructure them you actually lose a lot of jobs because you fire a lot of people. watching the two of them try to duke this out
he issued that statement about romney where -- not issued a statement but talking in the debate and he said that the only reason romney wasn't a career politician was because he got spanked by ted kennedy in a senate race. that's nasty, isn't it? gingrich was casting aspersions on the way romney made his money saying he earned it by bankrupting companies and laying people off. >> if i were mitt romney i would find a way to deliver something to mr. gingrich in a nice blue tiffany's box...
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we'll start with 48 hours after president obama and mitt romney sparred in a combative, intense debate on tuesday night, the two candidates found themselves face-to-face in a much different setting last night in new york city at the al smith catholic charity dinner. it's an event held about two blocks away. that's become a tradition for presidents to stop at. it gives them a chance to loosen up and have a few laughs before they become president as candidates. romney spoke first, poking fun at himself before telling a few jokes at the president's xprens. >> a campaign can require a lot of wardrobe changes. blue jeans in the morning perhaps, suit for lunch fund-raiser, sport coat for dinner but it's nice to finally relax and to wear what ann and i wear around the house. the al smith dinner surely lives up to its billing. usually when i get invited to gatherings like this it's just to be the designated driver. of course we're down to the final months of the president's term. as presidents -- [ applause ] as president obama surveys the waldorf banquet room, with everyone in white tie and f
we'll start with 48 hours after president obama and mitt romney sparred in a combative, intense debate on tuesday night, the two candidates found themselves face-to-face in a much different setting last night in new york city at the al smith catholic charity dinner. it's an event held about two blocks away. that's become a tradition for presidents to stop at. it gives them a chance to loosen up and have a few laughs before they become president as candidates. romney spoke first, poking fun at...
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how does romney hold himself is a lot of people are looking at perry. his first debate. can he be a force onstage? romney will be the fun one to watch because he's no longer the front aren'tor and his strategy playing it safe and slow and just be the confident easy safe pick on the economy, it might not work against rick perry. rick perry has real staying power and has a jobs record in texas he can point to that's tangible, real and i think pretty powerful in a political context. oh mitt romney has to think long and hard, how do i differentiate myself? one of the reasons you see a detailed plan, 59 specific ideas that romney's putting on the table today, because he wants to say, i'm the guy with specifics. i'm the guy you can trust. i did business. i did the governorship. >> right. >> and i helped run the olympics. so i have the right portfolio. >> interesting when you think about the nbc poll showing obama in a statistical tie with romney, barely leading perry. obama loses when matched to a faceless generic gop candidate. what does it mean for the gop field in the count
how does romney hold himself is a lot of people are looking at perry. his first debate. can he be a force onstage? romney will be the fun one to watch because he's no longer the front aren'tor and his strategy playing it safe and slow and just be the confident easy safe pick on the economy, it might not work against rick perry. rick perry has real staying power and has a jobs record in texas he can point to that's tangible, real and i think pretty powerful in a political context. oh mitt romney...
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this is going to get played out tonight in the debate and thursday on the air waves, but what romney needs to do is tell them why his agenda is more electable than newt's. >> feels like he doesn't have a positive message on himself, he needs this. >> he needs to first convince himself before he can convince those conservatives here in florida, and right now that energy is with gingrich. >> florida was a state where it got nasty, it didn't really work that well for him, so i don't know, we'll see how it replaces. >> rinehart, national journal at the debate tonight. >> former miami herald reporter, she's been terrific. >> new piece on bet bijt digita. >> it's my husband's birthday, sorry for missing another debate because of this campaign. >>> tune in 9:00 p.m. tonight, it's the nbc news republican date, but it's a big one, it really is. tomorrow on the show, all the post-debate analysis. and state of the union preview. up next, chris jansing talks to los angeles mayor and 1:00, andrea mitchell reports. have a great day, bye bye. ♪ ♪ let's go ♪ ♪ cruise like a norwegian ♪ and
this is going to get played out tonight in the debate and thursday on the air waves, but what romney needs to do is tell them why his agenda is more electable than newt's. >> feels like he doesn't have a positive message on himself, he needs this. >> he needs to first convince himself before he can convince those conservatives here in florida, and right now that energy is with gingrich. >> florida was a state where it got nasty, it didn't really work that well for him, so i...
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romney's goal was to do as close as he could, approximate, what gingrich has done, prove to a debate aience he was incredibly aggressive, get them to imagine him going up against barack obama and dismantling him. if you talk to voters, there are any number of verbs to describe what they think newt gingrich can do. in a debate with barack obama, it's unlikely we will get sugar beet questions or zom beebe fidel castro questions. >> thanks to both of you. how much of what they said last night was trooul -- truthful? >> good morning. >> gingrich defended his record as spooe speaker of the house. >> when i was speaker we had four consecutive balanced budgets. most people think that's good. >> four consecutive balanced budgets. sounds good. >> but it didn't happen when he was speaker. so we rated that false on our truth-o-meter. we have heard this many times. he actually made this when he announced he was running for president, but he's referring to two years when he had already resigned, 2000 and 2001, so he gets a false on the truth-o-meter. >> mitt romney criticized president obama's jo
romney's goal was to do as close as he could, approximate, what gingrich has done, prove to a debate aience he was incredibly aggressive, get them to imagine him going up against barack obama and dismantling him. if you talk to voters, there are any number of verbs to describe what they think newt gingrich can do. in a debate with barack obama, it's unlikely we will get sugar beet questions or zom beebe fidel castro questions. >> thanks to both of you. how much of what they said last...
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he did stop short of attacking romney directly at last night's debate. after romney criticized chinese trade practices and currency manipulation, moderator john harwood asked huntsman to respond. >> are you saying governor romney is pandering? >> i'm saying that you can throw out applause lines and you can say that you're going to slap on tariffs. you know, that doesn't work. >> but you're suggesting that he's standing right here, would you say he's pandering on this issue? >> i've said before that i believe that policy is one of pandering. >> joining me live, anchor of telemundo's signature newscast. good morning, my friend. >> good morning. good to see you. >> jon huntsman will be on telemundo this sunday. and i know you covered a lot of topics, but an interesting point apparently was huntsman stand on immigration reform and the federal dream act. what did he tell you? >> it's fas fating. and chris, you know, he is the first of the republican crop of canned da candidates to come on telemundo in an in-depth issue. that says a lot about his understanding
he did stop short of attacking romney directly at last night's debate. after romney criticized chinese trade practices and currency manipulation, moderator john harwood asked huntsman to respond. >> are you saying governor romney is pandering? >> i'm saying that you can throw out applause lines and you can say that you're going to slap on tariffs. you know, that doesn't work. >> but you're suggesting that he's standing right here, would you say he's pandering on this issue?...
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bill, what needs to come out of the debate for mitt romney and rick perry? >> i think this will be the most exciting debate of all the republican debates so far. i expect to see some fireworks tonight. you can't just limit it to those two. rick santorum is going to try to get in the game, michele bachmann will try to get back in the game, and herman cain has to stay in the game and keep the momentum going. for rick perry, i heard the announce error maybe you earlier, i do think it is do or die. everybody is looking. he had a nap. they have given him time to get some rest. he has been practicing. he needs a good performance tonight. all mitt romney needs to do is survive. >> just show up. >> joe, you said not quite. does he have to do that much more? you look at the poll numbers, you look at the history of the nominating contests for the republican party. mitt romney is the guy. >> yeah. mitt romney has strong numbers, especially in new hampshire, that will be a friendly audience. he was the governor of the state next door. polling that we have shows him way
bill, what needs to come out of the debate for mitt romney and rick perry? >> i think this will be the most exciting debate of all the republican debates so far. i expect to see some fireworks tonight. you can't just limit it to those two. rick santorum is going to try to get in the game, michele bachmann will try to get back in the game, and herman cain has to stay in the game and keep the momentum going. for rick perry, i heard the announce error maybe you earlier, i do think it is do...
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mitt romney was not capable of holding up his side of the debate. >> mitt romney couldn't hold up his side of the debate and he basically ceded all this to president obama. and if i just take off my obama hat for a second, put on my analyst hat, i think it will probably be -- we get a chance in this confirmation hearing to have a conversation about these things, but it will probably not be until the democratic primary in 2016 where we have a full airing of this debate and people really discuss where do we think the country ought to be on these issues, did we do everything right, did we do something that's wrong. and i think the fact that mitt romney wasn't able to come to the table and have a conversation about these issues means that all of us lost out on it. >> the republicans are not capable of participating in this debate. that's why i think it's so interesting and the confirmation hearings may be so interesting. if in fact this nominee in particular thinks we ought to be doing things in a way that's more accountable than has been true under the leadership of his counterterrorism
mitt romney was not capable of holding up his side of the debate. >> mitt romney couldn't hold up his side of the debate and he basically ceded all this to president obama. and if i just take off my obama hat for a second, put on my analyst hat, i think it will probably be -- we get a chance in this confirmation hearing to have a conversation about these things, but it will probably not be until the democratic primary in 2016 where we have a full airing of this debate and people really...
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. >> but it's mitt romney who claims to have the momentum. >> and these debates have supercharged our campaign. there's no question about it. we're seeing more and more enthusiasm, more and more support. we haven't heard an agenda from the president. that's why his campaign is taking on water and our campaign is full speed ahead. >> let me bringing in ron fournier, editor-in-chief of the national journal and nia malik cag henderson political reporter at "the washington post." you know, mitt romney's big criticism that will president obama doesn't have a plan, so to answer that, the president released that glossy pamphlet we've been reading about it, he's using it on the campaign trail. >> i've laid out a plan for jobs and middle class security. unlike mitt romney, i'm proud to talk about what's in my plan. because first of all, the math actually adds up. >> one gop aide called it a glossy panic button. nia-malika, does this take away the argument that the president doesn't have a plan? what's behind this glossy booklet that he's put out here? >> right, well, i think it certainly helps
. >> but it's mitt romney who claims to have the momentum. >> and these debates have supercharged our campaign. there's no question about it. we're seeing more and more enthusiasm, more and more support. we haven't heard an agenda from the president. that's why his campaign is taking on water and our campaign is full speed ahead. >> let me bringing in ron fournier, editor-in-chief of the national journal and nia malik cag henderson political reporter at "the washington...
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mitt romney had a tremendous amount of momentum coming out of the first debate. he was like secretariat charging up on the rest of the field and was about to blow past and had the dynamic remained the name, i think mitt romney would have won the election going away. the second debate stopped that momentum, and i think we have them now in a place where they're neck and neck. they're neck and neck in florida, in north carolina, in virginia, now in wisconsin according to a new poll. and so it's going to be a tight race all the way to the end, and i really do predict, by the end the night, we're going to be looking at one state and one state only. it's going to be in the words of tim russert, ohio, ohio, ohio. >> yeah, some people think we'll be counting ballots late into the night in ohio. mika, i want to bring you in on this. the term "binders full of women." it has taken on a life of its own. the democrats love it. they think it really shows mitt romney at his most awkward. but if the fight is for independent, undecided women voters, do you think this is an issue
mitt romney had a tremendous amount of momentum coming out of the first debate. he was like secretariat charging up on the rest of the field and was about to blow past and had the dynamic remained the name, i think mitt romney would have won the election going away. the second debate stopped that momentum, and i think we have them now in a place where they're neck and neck. they're neck and neck in florida, in north carolina, in virginia, now in wisconsin according to a new poll. and so it's...
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school choices is part of the debate. romney's campaign is no different. take a listen. >>f a student wants to go to a charter school or parhial or private school, the student can gond t fedal mey gs ttu. so that we -- we allow more choice for parents. i like every parent to have a choicend every child to have a chance. >>s for the teachers savannah guthrie sat d withresint amd d a strike in his hometown of chicago which pitted his former chief of staff against unions who support politically he does dependon. >> mitt romney said that president obama has chosen his side in this fight that you sided wh us a l spring he said he can't talk up reform while indulging in groups that block it. >> well, you know, i think governor romney and a number of folks try to politicize the issue and do a lot of tcher bashing. en ieeeachsllcr e coy,hee devoted and so dedicated to their kids. what we have tried to do is actually break through this left/right conservative liberal gridlock. >> joining me now is los angeles mayor antonio villaraigosa and thank you both for being here. madam sec
school choices is part of the debate. romney's campaign is no different. take a listen. >>f a student wants to go to a charter school or parhial or private school, the student can gond t fedal mey gs ttu. so that we -- we allow more choice for parents. i like every parent to have a choicend every child to have a chance. >>s for the teachers savannah guthrie sat d withresint amd d a strike in his hometown of chicago which pitted his former chief of staff against unions who support...
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mitt romney on defense. >> i know that people will come after me. i know president obama will come after me. but the record is pretty darn good. >> reporter: slammed for heading an investment firm accused of mass layoffs, romney did say he'll consider releasing his tax records this spring. >> i have nothing in them to suggest there's any problem and i'm happy to do so. >> we need for you to release your income tax so the people of this country can see how you made your money. >> reporter: some of the sharpest exchanges in this fox news channel debate involved negative ads like ron paul's on rick santorum. >> only had one problem is i couldn't get all the things any wanted to say this one minute. >> reporter: newt gingrich versus romney. and the ad romney's pac ran against santorum. >> if i had something the super pac that was supporting me that was inaccurate, i would go out and say stop it. that you're representing me and you're representing my campaign. stop it. >> as you know, that's something which is completely out of the control of candidates.
mitt romney on defense. >> i know that people will come after me. i know president obama will come after me. but the record is pretty darn good. >> reporter: slammed for heading an investment firm accused of mass layoffs, romney did say he'll consider releasing his tax records this spring. >> i have nothing in them to suggest there's any problem and i'm happy to do so. >> we need for you to release your income tax so the people of this country can see how you made your...
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in fact, i am told that mitt romney's internal tracking poll numbers showed him after the debate on the overnights behind for the first time. that's why they had that conference call. they started really being much more forceful and aggressive the next day. >> and i just think the big question tonight in this debate is does mitt romney go on the defensive, or does he try to sit on the ball, you know, as you do in football and run the ball and basically burn out the clock. >> with a five-point spread in the tracking? >> i think he's got to do something a little bit more offensive against gingrich in one of these debates. and he has yet to really do that. he has only been playing defense. this business with gingrich's personal problems and his ex-wife coming out there. you know, it's hard to say what kind of impact it has. a lot of people don't like gingrich. they look at his past baggage and they say, this could become a problem. it could be a distraction, or people may have the other reaction and say, look, this is old news. he's apologized for this. he's taken account of this. we're no
in fact, i am told that mitt romney's internal tracking poll numbers showed him after the debate on the overnights behind for the first time. that's why they had that conference call. they started really being much more forceful and aggressive the next day. >> and i just think the big question tonight in this debate is does mitt romney go on the defensive, or does he try to sit on the ball, you know, as you do in football and run the ball and basically burn out the clock. >> with a...